AI speech analysis and Dementia

In accordance with the scientific results led by the NIA (National Institute on Aging), AI (Artificial Intelligence) analyzing transcripts of speech related to the cognitive tests can detect the possibility of progression of cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease within 6 years with beyond 70 accuracy.

Speaking of “dementia”, it was so far reported that this kind of disease is incurable one or recent effective medicines for people with early to moderate Alzheimer’s disease can only help mitigate symptoms.
Among other things, it is difficult to treat mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to a stage between aged-related memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease dementia. To put it another way, there is the possibility that some people with MCI do not have Alzheimer’s disease and instead have other causes of symptoms, with the result that approving medicines as mentioned above is limited.

Nevertheless, as this research proves that professionals in the medical field can identify people who are at risk from MCI to Alzheimer’s within 6 years, this catalyst would be able to help treat such patients with MCI near the future.